ακροποδητί

See also: ἀκροποδητί

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀκροποδητί (akropodētí).[1] From ancient ἀκρο- (akro-) + stem ποδ- of πούς m (poús, “foot”) + -ητί (-ētí).[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.po.ðiˈti/
Hyphenation: α‧κρο‧πο‧δη‧τί

Adverb

ακροποδητί • (akropodití)

(dated) on tiptoe

Related terms

ακρο- (akro-, “acro-”), άκρος (ákros, “of the extremity”)
πόδι n (pódi, “foot”)

References

ακροποδητί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “ακροποδητί”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.

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[1] ακροποδητί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

[2] Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “ακροποδητί”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.